Glass holding device



N 1946- .1. T. MILLER GLASS HOLDING DEVICE I Filed June 22, 1944 v INVENTOR. dfi7ws j77w7f Patented Nov. 26, 1946 UNITED; STATES PATEN- -T v sp ce.

v V onAs srnz rlifig-nnvion h v Kawneer tion ofMichigzin ApplicationJune-ZZ, 1944; Serial-No; 541,594: 4 Claims; (01. am -56.4)

Tliepresent invention relates to a glass hold adapted for mounting anding device especially retaining a pane of glass withina window-opening or store front.

It'is'an important objectofthe present'inventiorito provide a novelnieans and manner of mounting a pane of glass in which a spring clip is adapted to automatically grip and resiliently retain the face moulding of; asash assembly inanchored glass holdingrelation,

A further object of -the present invention is to provide anovel lass holding deviceprovided-withspaced lugsof' extruded on rigid construction carried :in the face moulding of a sashassembly, and aligned resilient clips anchored 'in the gutter and so constructed and arranged as to receive a projection on the lugs and automatically inter locktherewith to firmly but yieldably retain a pane of. glass-betweenthe face moulding and.

gutter.

Anotherobject of the present invention is to provide a-novel clip construction having: ares'il- I elongated slot-so positioned and arranged asto receive and automaticallygrip aprojection carried by. the face mouldingientv part L with an easeof assembly and operation, andsuch furtherobject's; advantages and capabilitiesas will latermorefully. appear and are inherently possessed thereby.

The invention further resides in the construe tion, combination-and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawing,- and while there is shown therein a preferred embodiment it is to be understoodthatthe-'same-is susceptible of modification and change, and--com-' prehends other details, arrangements of parts, features and constructions without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the novel glass holding device.

Figure 2 is a view in end elevation of the novel assembly. I

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a novel spring clip for anchoring and retaining the face moulding or outer sash member in assembled relation. Figure 4 is a view in front elevation of the resilient clip.

Figure 5 is a view in vertical cross section of the clip taken on the line 55 of Figure 4, and Fig- Company," Niles, Mich, a corpora- 2 ure 6 is a% fragmentary.

Referring more particularly to the drawing. and" sembly comprises aface moulding or outersash member and agutter-orinnen sash member} mour'ited upon an encompassingjamb 3. Inserted A within the face member l atsuitably spaced'in tervalsareextruded lugs- 4 having an end-5 abutiii-turned flange or lip 6 of title against the v v 7 the r'nouldingpa leg .1 staked within the lower or longitudinally.extending groove 8 tolpreventslippin .and to holdi accurate spacing of the lug and thereby interlocking .its top andbottom to the face moulding,-a rearwardly extending and substantiall'y, horizontal protrudingleg 9 and a foot member ID- adapted tobe insertedinto an embdssedloop H L provided in the base l2. of the gutter.

Thepurpose-ofthefoot l0 and loop ll-is to hold the face member down into contact with i the jamb construction,- it being'understood-that to provide a-constructionv this jamb includes a bottom, top orhead and side jamb sectionscompletely framing the sash assembly and the window pane l3.- By providin an voiis'et in the; outer sash or face mouldingadjacent thejamb sections, there is provided a continuous, encompassing recess or channel M So disposed that-should the outer face of the moulding .I and jamb 3 be'out of'exact alignment due to 'anyvariation' in glass thickness or for other reasons; suchnon-alignment willnot be notice able.

The substantially horizontal protruding leg 9' of each lug 4 -extends back and interlocks with a substantially vertical curved'le I5 of one of a series of similarly spacedspring clips I 6 inserted in-the loop I'l'of the gutterZ. Eachclip snaps in 2. The top leg l8 of this clip is provided with a notch l9 which straddles a tab 20 sheared down from the top of the gutter in such manner that the tab locks and spaces the spring clip, and the top leg 18 and gutter are each provided with a slot or opening for the insertion of a screw driver, tool or other instrument for releasing the lugs when it is desired to remove or replace the glass I 3 or face moulding l.

The substantially vertical curved leg 15 of the spring clip is embossed at 2| to provide an elongated slot 22 for the reception of the leg 9 of the lug 4. By pushing the moulding Iv carrying the lugs 4 inwardly, the leg 9 of each lug will env V enlarged view showing-. the spring action and locking engagement of the gage the spring leg l of its aligned spring clip I 6, causing these resilient legs to be moved or bent into a substantially perpendicular position in which the legs l5 are directed to and enter the slots 22. The spring action of the clips will then force the legs I5 forwardly to an inclined or angular position as shown in Figures 2, 5 and 6, resulting in these slots or openings 22 and the flat areas adjacent thereto returning to'an angular position and thereby gripping the legs 9 and retaining the face moulding and its lugs in assembled relation in which the pane of glass i3 is firmly yet yieldably held between the flange or lip 6 on the face moulding I and the downwardly or inwardly extending flange 23 in the gutter section 2.

The glass is shown mounted on a setting block 24 having a dove-tailed groove at its top into which is inserted a cushion 25 for the glass to rest upon. Projecting from the back of this setting block is a flange 26 with a turned down leg 21 which fits into the groove 11 of the gutter. When installed, this flange locates the setting block centrally under the glass [3 and prevents it from tipping over or sliding out of position.

When it is desired to disassemble the face moulding and lugs from the glass, all that is required is to insert a tool or other instrument through the notch or opening l9 and the aligned opening in the top of the gutter, and forcing the leg [5 of the spring clips back into a substantially perpendicular position, thereby releasing the face moulding and allowing it to be readily removed. The novel spring clip and lug assembly is so constructed and arranged as to allow for a considerable variation in glass thickness from the usual quarter-inch plate.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim:

1. A glass holding device for a window, store front and the like, comprising an outer and an inner sash member with the outer member adjustable with respect to the inner member, lugs secured within the outer member in spaced relation and similarly spaced spring clips mounted in the inner member, a substantially horizontal and rearwardly projecting leg provided on each lug and a resilient projection on each spring clip normally inclined downwardly and toward the leg and provided with an elongated slot for receiving an end of the leg, the leg being so disposed with respect to the slot that when pressure is applied to the outer sash member to force it inwardly into contact with the glass, the end of the leg bends the resilient projection sufliciently to permit the end of the leg to enter the slot, but when pressure is released the resilient projection tends to return to its normal position and tightly grips the leg and retains the outer sash member in assembled relation.

' 2. A glass holding device for a Window, store front and the like, comprising an adjustable face moulding and a gutter member secured within the window opening, lugs staked in spaced relation within the face moulding, spring clips mounted in spaced relation in the gutter member and in alignment with the lugs, a rearwardly projecting leg on each lug and a curved, resilient part on each spring provided with a projection normally inclined downwardly and toward the leg and having an elongated slot adapted to receive the end of the leg when the projection is bent rearwardly as the face member and lugs are moved into glass holding position and then as the projection tends to return to its original position, automatically grip and retain this face member and lugs in that positionwhereby to accommodate panes of glass varying in thickness.

3. A glass holding device for a window, store front and the like, comprising an outer and an inner sash member with the outer member adjustable with respect to the inner member, lugs secured within the outer member in spaced relation and similarly spaced spring clips mounted in the inner member, and interlocking parts on the lugs and clips including a leg on each lug and a resilient projection on each clip normally inclined downwardly and toward the leg and provided with an opening for receiving the end of the leg, said projection being compressed when the end of the leg is forced and directed into the opening and due to its resiliency, tightly gripping and retaining the leg, whereby when the outer sash member and the lugs carried thereby are moved into a position where the outer sash member engages the outer face of the glass with the desired pressure, the lugs are automatically and resiliently gripped by the clips and retained in such gripping relation.

4. A glass holding device for resiliently but firmly mounting a pane of plate glass in a window opening and to allow for variation in glass thickness, comprising a gutter member mounted within jamb sections framing the window opening, a face moulding removably mounted within the jamb sections for assembly, removal or replacement of the glass, lugs mounted in spaced relation within the face moulding, interengaging means on the lugs and gutter for holding the face moulding down into contact with the jamb sections, resilient members mounted in the gutter in aligned, spaced relation with the lugs, and interengaging and interlocking parts on the lugs and resilient members including a leg on each lug and a projection on each resilient member normally inclined downwardly and toward the leg having a slot adapted to receive an end of the leg when the face moulding and lugs are moved into assembled relation,but due to the resiliency of the projections the lugs are resiliently gripped and retained in that relation with the face moulding engaging the glass and combining with the gutter member to retain the glass in anchored position.

JAMES T. MILLER. 

